THE DOG CHASES THE MUDBALL, THE TIGER BITES THE THROWER!
Lambda Zen Temple is the first Zen temple for software developers and zen practitioners alike.
The Insopor Zen Academy is a nonprofit association.
Our purpose is to awaken each and everyone's true nature and to share compassion with the community.
Daily Schedule
- 06:00 Meditation
- 06:45 Breakfast
- 07:15 Module
- 12:00 Lunch
- 13:00 Module
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:00 Meditation
- 21:45 Lights out!
Module (not freely selectable): IT Projects, Meditation, Hiking, Gardening, Work, Cleaning, Cooking, Free time, etc.
IT Projects
The projects will be created by professional Software Developers (tutors of the Insopor Zen Academy) to serve a humanistic ideal. Things you would never do, because you have no time or money.
Zen Meditation
Staff
If you want to stay longer than four months, it is possible to become a staff member and have an expense free stay from the fifth month. Please contact us for further questions.
The Great Way is gateless, approached in a thousand ways. Once past this checkpoint you stride through the universe.
GALLERY
OBLATION
Thank you for helping us to offer a place for meditation and emptiness.
2 hours: free
1 day: 70.-
1 week: 350.-
1 month: 700.-
4 months: 2500.-
Longterm Templestay: from the 5th month free of charge*
> Parttime-Templestay: 600.-/month**
*as staff member
**with own part-time job considered as alms round
HEADMONK
Zen Monk Alain Lafon and Monika Bieri welcome you to the Lambda Zen Temple.
Zen Monk Alain M. Lafon
Zen Monk Alain M. Lafon has lived for years as Digital Nomad with only a backpack. After many years of formal daily Zen practice and an ordination in 2011, he joined Insopor Zen Academy in 2015. Now, he is head monk of the Lambda Zen Temple.
Alain also works as a lecturer at ZHAW School of Engineering and builds software products like collecture.io to facilitate digital education.
Monika Bieri
Monika Bieri has lived in Shogen Dojo for a good year and has lead the daily meditation and facilitated regular retreats. In 2015, she joined the Insopor Zen Academy and continued to lead daily meditation as well as facilitating regular retreats.
Monika has a degree in Psychology and works self-employed as art therapist at Maltherapie Züri.
CONTACT
If you have any questions, please contact us via email or telephone and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.
Address
Lambda Zen Temple
Zen Monk Alain Lafon / Monika Bieri
Im Stützli 5
8750 Glarus
Switzerland
Phone: +41 76 40 50 567
E-Mail: lambda@zen-tempel.ch
